Golf Report is supplied by Dave Brown from The Corralejo Golf Society. When he is not trying to improve his handicap you can find him every night except Tuesday, entertaining the troops at The Talk of The Town.

If you are interested in joining The Corralejo Golf Society either as a guest or member give Dave a ring on (0034) 620 161 360 or write to him info@corralejogolf.com

Oh no not again! Yes another record-breaking day for the society! Yes you will be reading a different report from previous times, yes we’ve had another 2 records broken, yes it was unique day, we hope (said the men!).....

TUESDAY 3RD APRIL

STABLEFORD COMPETITION

It was a relatively quiet day by recent standards, 27 players with 5 guests set out on the Fuerteventura Golf Club from the 10th tee. It will be the last time we have to tee off from the 10th hole and now the course is a little quieter, everything flowed very smoothly anyway. The weather was pretty good, an average wind and plenty of sun.

We had three a 3 ball going out first, followed by my group, which was the 1st of six 4 ball consisting of myself, John Burgess, Mike Thurman & Dud Tanton who will be running the Grapevine magazine for Simon. It’s been a long time since I’ve played with these folks, I do see Mike quite regularly at the bar I work in, Talk of the Town where he often contributes his vocal dexterity to anyone who will listen! We all got off to a flying start except for John who was still out of breath after having run to the 10th tee because he was cutting it fine to be on time! He did catch up with a fantastic birdie on the difficult 13th hole, a 383-metre par 4. His round continued to be pretty good after that little boost, whereas Mike’s took a turn for the worst. He did keep us entertained with some trick shots though, driving out of bounds on the 18th into the houses bouncing from terrace to terrace over fences then back out into play over the next doors’ fence! His luck continued on the par five 5th hole when his 4th shot went into the greenside bunker, ricocheted off both edges and jumped up and landed 7 feet from the pin! Dud had an eventful 5th as well when he bent his 4 iron round a tree, thankfully it didn’t break but it’s got a bit more lift to it now!

But it turned out that all our efforts were in vain as all 4 women that were playing on the day dominated the top end of the field. What does this say? Was it a fluke? Are the women superior? Do their tees positions play a part? Better be careful what I say! Well, in joint 3rd place with 34 points were Aly Tanton & Margot Kenny, runner up with 35 points was Jo McKernon.

The days’ winner with a whopping 39 points for the 1st time, not the last we fear, Eva Krivacska.

Thankfully the guest winner on the day was a man, (there were no women guests!), Scott Powell a 9 handicapper beat off competition from the other 4 guests. He also picked out Eva in the sweepstake winning him 50 euro to round off his day.

Nearest the pins were won by Captain Dennis May on the 7th and Margot Kenny on the par three 12th.

Another new record for the society was in the 2’s comp. A total of five 2’s were made by Paul Benham, Dennis May, Tony Fawcett and to add insult to injury, Margot Kenny got not just one, but two 2’s! It really was a day for the ladies!

Don’t forget our next events are Sunday 15th April & Tuesday 20th March. These games will be held at the new Salinas de Antigua golf course, tees from 10am. The following three games are, 24th & 29th April at the Fuerteventura Golf Club, tees also from 10am. If you would like to join us for this or any other events, or if you would like any further information about the society, please call Dave Brown on (0034) 620 161360 or drop me an email to info@corralejogolf.com

Hope to see you soon

Dave Brown.